Windows 10: Drag & Drop not working on a new install of Win 10

After doing an upgrade from Win 7 to 10, I find that the drag & drop function isn't working. I've tried
the fixes found here and on several other forums but no joy. I got the download from MS which also
loaded the install files on a thumb drive. I then installed using the "save my files(upgrade)"settings.
Anyone have any solutions?

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Dragging documents to folders using win 10

I'm new to using Win 10. My folders have been transferred ok. But in Win 8.1 and win 7 I could drag and drop. Win 10 seems less friendly and I canotnt drag and drop easily. There is an extra awkward stepI find this infuriating

I use Open Office not Microsoft Word .

Any help with this. Can I drag and drop in the same way as Win 7 and 8.1?

 

Cannot Drag and Drop into Edge

• I have been on Win 10 and Edge since June 2016.
• I was able to drag and drop files in a SP2013 document library until today.
• I tried it with OneDrive with the same result. I can no longer drag and drop to upload files.

Repeat: Drag and drop worked in my SharePoint 2013 libraries and OneDrive until today.

Was there a recent Win 10 or Edge update that may have broken drag and drop?

 

Need more information, there are several areas in the OS that items can be dragged and dropped.

 

Sorry...I can't drag or drop anything..this also includes icons...After posting, I went into Safe Mode
and DnD worked..Still Can' find the problem..Disabled all MS apps and ones that I had installed but
No Joy.

 

Same here, within Windows Explorer. I am on a recent upgrade from 7 Ultimate to 10 RTM. I never used a version higher than v7 before, so not sure how/when the functionality changed. I got the feeling that they disabled it in favor of us using the convenient cut/copy/paste buttons. The buttons work, it's just not consistent with my workflow dating back to win 3.0 It's a hassle!

 

Hi J.
Don't think it's a 10 problem..I must have a conflict somewhere..I too up graded from win 7 . I did a fresh install
of 10 on another computer running 7 and DnD works fine.
Thanks for your reply.

 

I, too, upgraded from Win 7 Pro to Win 10 Pro. Initially, it worked but after fixing an initial flickering problem, I've been having various issues with a variety of apps not having permissions to my documents folder on a different drive. I've checked the read-only settings and the security. I'm an admin and owner. One app appears to have worked but not so much others. Still testing. Opening stuff within the various apps works, just not drag and drop. I'd rather not have to clean install as it works for the most part except for this one thing. Odd thing is that I can move stuff around within windows explorer..just not to apps that allowed it before. Checked my firewall program too.

 

Upgraded from 7 pro to 10. I can't drag/drop ANYTHING on my desktop. Made sure arrange is unchecked etc. I have Stardock Fences installed however even if I disable it nothing will drag/drop on the desktop. This is crazy!

Is there a registry setting I can check?

I can drag/drop inside of explorer just nothing on the desktop. UGH

 

Give ShellExView a try. The download links are at the bottom of the page.

Run it and start disabling the pink items a few at a time then test. Re-enable the ones that have no effect.

 

Tried. Was excited to see 2-3 drag/drop pink lines. Did what you said but all the same. I can't drag/drop anything on the desktop. All I get is a small back outlined circle with a line through it.SOOOOO disgusted with this. I wnt to organize stuff but windows 10 is telling me to go back to 7!

 

I would disable all the pink items, a few at a time and test. Just because it doesn't look related top drag and drop does not mean it isn't interfering.

Start with any that have to do with Context Menu.

 

Have you tried creating a new user admin account, there are lots of people have similar problems fixed with a new user account.

 

I am having a similar problem. Currently Im unable to click and drag items into Notepad to open appropriate files like I could in all previous Windows versions. This is a newly built computer with a fresh Windows 10 install, not an upgrade. I tried the Shexview with no success. Is there a process to it? Disable, close everything, restart? I have 2 other problems that I tried to fix by creating a new user. I was able to create a new user with Administrative rights up until 2 days later when I tried to log in and it reverted me back to my original profile with no trace of the new one. Now when I try to create a new user, it demands a proper email address. I do not want to create a-WHOLE-nother profile (Xbox, microsoft, etc.) just so I can try and get a couple of features to work the way they should be. Either way, the whole, New profile thing only resolved the username problem, bt not the drag and drop issue.
Microsoft seems to have no fear in demonstrating how they were able to afford the free upgrades by using such ignorant, if not lazy, tech support.

Has anyone found any solution to this drag-n-drop issue?

The other two problems I had were as follows
1. Username - When navigating File Explorer by my compiuter and trying to navigate by LAN, " Foh" just shows up as "Varx"

2. Search - Search query does not search "contains"
Example: search "Tea"
Search results only pulls up result starting with Tea
Will not search "MyTEAparty"

 

Right- click on the icon, hold, press escape key while holding right click. Try it now *Smile